"vSphere 5 provides the resource pooling, it's what allows you to take all of your server, storage and network resources and turn those into essentially a giant automated computer."

Paul Maritz, VMware CEO explaining what the new vSphere 5 virtualization technology is all about (ServerWatch)

"While there is much hype around the phrase of 'cloud', it is certainly more than hype. This is not a fad, it's a transformative trend in IT that is fundamentally changing the way that IT infrastructure is designed, built, delivered and consumed."

"We’re only at 1 percent of what is possible. Google’s just getting started, and that’s why I’m here."

"Without knowing what's connecting to a network at a given point in time, it's very easy for rogue hardware devices or bandwidth consuming software to be placed on the network without any administrative knowledge."